The stately Durbar Hall stands proudly at the very centre of the city. It was, at one time the Court of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh, its creator. It was in this majestic building that he used to receive the people of his kingdom, listen to their woes and render justice. The Maharaja's annual birthday celebrations and other State rituals and ceremonies were also held here.
Most suitably, this complex today, is the District Courts Complex which houses the Court of the District and the Sessions Judge as well as the offices of the Deputy Commissioner.
The Durbar Hall was completed in 1889. Its architecture represents a commingling of the Indo-Saracenic style. There is a beautiful upper deck gallery running on both sides. It unfolds stylized domes and canopies, and superb lattice work executed in stone. Facing the massive wooden door of the main entrance is a splendid bronze Equestrian Statue of Raja Randhir Singh. The Canon used by Maharaja Nihal Singh's Kapurthala Forces in the First Sikh War also stands there majestically.
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